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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Christmas Cards and Family Letters

I love to get Christmas cards, even though I don't send them. We tape them up on our door to enjoy for months. I especially love them when they have letters or personal notes in them!While I don't send Christmas cards because of the postage costs, I do send out regular family e-mail letters to a few hundred family members and friends every month or two or three. Besides telling what our family is doing, I like to add in a little inspiration and practical stuff, whether it's a recipe, an idea of a fun place to go, an essay or poem I've written, or a photograph. I always include links for recent blog posts, too, for those who want to see more. These letters are also a good record for our family. I like to read them even years later to see what we were doing back then and how we've changed. I do try not to embarrass my kids too much!People say they really like my family letters, and I enjoy writing them.Do you write family letters? What do you include?Do you like to get family letters? What do you like to see in them most?